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In Japan, it was exclusive to Nissan Bluebird Store locations. The ZX was the first time the "by Nissan " subscript was badged alongside the 280zx logo, 280zx, along with Nissan trucks.

From the November Issue of Car and Driver. When Datsun introduced its model to the press, the joke of the meeting was that these cars would be competing head-on with Buick and BMW by Christmas—not because of a massive overhaul in the Japanese company's marketing philosophy, but rather because of the plummeting value of the dollar relative to that of the yen. Datsun would not be building Buick-style cars; it would simply be offering its weight-watcher compacts at Buick prices. But driving the new ZX coupe suggests that Nissan has been anticipating exactly this sort of repositioning in the market all along and has already dialed in the appropriate correction. The new Z-car ZX-car? It's longer, lower, and wider than the old version; quieter and more vibration-free on the inside; calibrated for a mashed-potatoes ride underneath; and just itching to be dolled up with all sorts of packages and gadgets, which the option list cheerfully offers. All of this probably makes perfect sense from a hit-'em-where-they-ain't marketing point of view.

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Datsun then Nissan has produced plenty of a great Z cars over 54 years and seven generations. This bloated piece of metal and velour, aimed squarely at the American market, wasn't one of them. Once upon a time there was a long, low and exciting coupe called the Datsun Z. In just a few years, Nissan's best and brightest transformed a light, stylish, nimble, quick and affordable coupe into the ZX, a heavy, ugly, lumbering, slow and expensive one. It was half the price of the ageing E-Type Jaguar, but considerably more than half the car. Likewise its handling. The revamped Z, released in , signalled what was to come. But the ZX of March totally lost the plot. The early Zs' admirable interior and exterior restraint gave way to chrome galore, chintzy body decorations and seats covered in the sort of velour you'd find in a crook nightclub. It was also the first fuel-injected Datsun sold in Australia.

Compared to the more overtly sporting earlier models, the ZX was a much softer, heavier car, with 280zx focus on driving and more on driver comfort and refinement, 280zx.

It looks like the era of inexpensive Japanese sports cars from the s is coming to an end. Amid the plethora of classic European race cars and grand touring machines rolling through various auctions held during Monterey Car Week, a wedge-tastic Datsun ZX fetched nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Wait, what? But we aren't talking about the OG Datsun sports car fetching a quarter mill. We're talking about the ZX, though admittedly, this particular car checks all the boxes for collectors. It's a 10th Anniversary model, of which only 3, were made according to the auction description.

Resembling its predecessors' exteriors, the Z-Car sported a new chassis and a markedly luxurious interior. The ZX was powered by a 2. In , it added an available T-top roof that was commonplace by the end of the year. The ZX was the first time the "by Nissan" subscript was badged alongside the Datsun logo. It was replaced by the Z31 Nissan ZX in Showing 24 of related listings. Sell Your Car.

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Axle ratios have been shuffled to no great consequence, a 3. Moreover, it has some clear disadvantages from a handling standpoint. The redline is still marked at rpm on the tachometer, but by the time the needle reaches , the noise is high enough and the acceleration is low enough to suggest that an immediate upshift would be in order. The ZX was Motor Trend 's import car of the year for Latest CarAdvice. View 18 images Nissan Z. It is a common misconception that the ZX's L28 engine is less powerful than the L24 engine of the Z or the L26 engine of the Z ; the difference is due to Nissan adopting the SAE net standard of power measurement, which resulted in lower power ratings than the earlier gross figures and added emissions. The standard ZX is very much like the old Z in that the upholstery is all-vinyl and very little bright-metal decor is used on the dash. View 18 images. Wed 6 Mar 0. The same cannot be said of the new semi-trailing-arm rear suspension that replaces the MacPherson-strut arrangement of the Z. About Drive. Car Guides.

The Nissan Z model is widely known for its great performance abilities throughout the generations. The chassis started in as the popular Datsun, or Fairlady Z, and is still being produced today, as we currently wait on the Z. Although the ZX retained a similar shape as its favorable predecessor, the second generation of Zs produced weren't necessarily the "best.

Buying Advice. As a consequence of this and all the other detail improvements, the ZX is a much quieter and more refined tourer than its forerunner. At the same time the Japanese domestic market received L20ET 2 L turbo in both manual and automatic transmissions. Mazda is putting the squeeze on from the bottom of the price range with its RX-7 , a two-seater that's winning friends everywhere for its agility and sparkling performance. Semi-trailing arms are everywhere these days. The smaller engine was offered so that it would comply with Japanese government dimension regulations , while models with the larger engine were regarded as the top-level luxury model in Japan. The same cannot be said of the new semi-trailing-arm rear suspension that replaces the MacPherson-strut arrangement of the Z. In other projects. There were no surround moldings and no mesh. Family Cars Guide. Cars for Sale. View 18 images Nissan Z. Latest CarAdvice.